diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/__init__.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/__init__.py
index 1b6d57f95f..64ecafdf7b 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/__init__.py
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ classes = (
     prop.BIMBendPreviewProperties,
     prop.BIMWallFilletPreviewProperties,
     prop.BIMPreviewProperties,
+    prop.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs,
     ui.BIM_PT_array,
     ui.BIM_PT_stair,
     ui.BIM_PT_wall,
@@ -349,6 +350,9 @@ def register():
         type=prop.BIMExternalParametricGeometryProperties
     )
     bpy.types.Scene.BIMPreviewProperties = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=prop.BIMPreviewProperties)
+    bpy.types.WindowManager.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs = bpy.props.PointerProperty(
+        type=prop.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs
+    )
 
     bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_add.prepend(ui.add_menu)
     bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(handler.load_post)
@@ -374,6 +378,7 @@ def unregister():
     tool.Parametric.unregister_object_properties()
     del bpy.types.Object.BIMExternalParametricGeometryProperties
     del bpy.types.Scene.BIMPreviewProperties
+    del bpy.types.WindowManager.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs
 
     bpy.app.handlers.load_post.remove(handler.load_post)
     bpy.types.VIEW3D_MT_add.remove(ui.add_menu)
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/array.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/array.py
index 40c6e7cd61..bef8f6fe11 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/array.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/array.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This file was modified with the assistance of an AI coding tool.
 
 import json
 from typing import ClassVar
@@ -881,6 +883,36 @@ class EnableEditingParametric(bpy.types.Operator):
         default="",
         description="Operator bl_idname to invoke (e.g., 'bim.enable_editing_door').",
     )
+    sibling_count: bpy.props.IntProperty(default=0, options={"HIDDEN"})
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def should_show_shared_rep_dialog(*, suppress: bool, has_entity: bool, sibling_count: int) -> bool:
+        """Pure decision for the pre-edit warning. Returns ``True`` only when the
+        edit will silently mutate other elements' geometry AND the user has not
+        opted out of the warning for this session."""
+        if suppress or not has_entity:
+            return False
+        return sibling_count > 0
+
+    def invoke(self, context, event):
+        prefs = getattr(context.window_manager, "BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs", None)
+        suppress = bool(prefs and prefs.suppress_shared_rep_warning)
+        obj = context.active_object
+        element = tool.Ifc.get_entity(obj) if obj else None
+        self.sibling_count = tool.Model.get_sibling_occurrence_count(element) if element is not None else 0
+        if self.should_show_shared_rep_dialog(
+            suppress=suppress, has_entity=element is not None, sibling_count=self.sibling_count
+        ):
+            return context.window_manager.invoke_props_dialog(self, width=400)
+        return self.execute(context)
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        layout.label(text="Shared geometry", icon="ERROR")
+        layout.label(text=f"Geometry is shared with {self.sibling_count} other element(s).")
+        layout.label(text="Edits will affect them too.")
+        prefs = context.window_manager.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs
+        layout.prop(prefs, "suppress_shared_rep_warning", text="Don't show this again for this session")
 
     def execute(self, context):
         # Malformed ``feature_enable_op`` (missing dot) would otherwise crash
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/prop.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/prop.py
index c91ae1f322..b9709c067a 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/prop.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/prop.py
@@ -2149,3 +2149,23 @@ class BIMPreviewProperties(PropertyGroup):
     if TYPE_CHECKING:
         bend: BIMBendPreviewProperties
         wall_fillet: BIMWallFilletPreviewProperties
+
+
+class BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs(PropertyGroup):
+    """Session-scoped flag for the parametric-edit pen-icon dispatcher.
+
+    Attached to ``WindowManager`` so the state lives for one Blender session
+    and resets on restart — the right scope for "don't show this again for
+    this session" toggles."""
+
+    suppress_shared_rep_warning: bpy.props.BoolProperty(
+        name="Suppress shared-representation warning",
+        description=(
+            "When true, the pen-icon dispatcher skips the shared-geometry "
+            "confirmation dialog. Resets on Blender restart."
+        ),
+        default=False,
+    )
+
+    if TYPE_CHECKING:
+        suppress_shared_rep_warning: bool
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/model.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/model.py
index b012d933e9..d59f653036 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/model.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/model.py
@@ -372,6 +372,28 @@ class Model(bonsai.core.tool.Model):
             else:
                 break
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_sibling_occurrence_count(cls, element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance) -> int:
+        """Number of *other* products sharing this element's body representation.
+
+        Returns the count of products bound to the same resolved body rep, minus
+        ``element`` itself and minus its type (if any). Zero when the element has
+        no body rep, no resolved rep, or no siblings. A non-zero result means a
+        parametric edit on ``element`` will silently mutate other instances'
+        geometry."""
+        body_rep = tool.Geometry.get_body_representation(element)
+        if not body_rep:
+            return 0
+        resolved = ifcopenshell.util.representation.resolve_representation(body_rep)
+        if not resolved:
+            return 0
+        elements = tool.Geometry.get_elements_by_representation(resolved)
+        elements.discard(element)
+        element_type = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_type(element)
+        if element_type is not None:
+            elements.discard(element_type)
+        return len(elements)
+
     unit_scale: float
     vertices: list[Vector]
     edges: list[Sequence[int]]
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/model/test_enable_editing_parametric.py b/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/model/test_enable_editing_parametric.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..299c6565ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/bim/module/model/test_enable_editing_parametric.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Bonsai - OpenBIM Blender Add-on
+# Copyright (C) 2026
+#
+# This file is part of Bonsai.
+#
+# Bonsai is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Bonsai is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This file was generated with the assistance of an AI coding tool.
+
+"""Tests for the universal pen-icon dispatcher's pre-edit warning path.
+
+The dispatcher gates the parametric-edit triad behind a confirmation dialog
+whenever the active element's body representation is shared with sibling
+occurrences (typed product + mapped representation). It is the single
+chokepoint every feature's pen icon routes through, so the warning applies
+to walls, doors, windows, stairs, roofs, and any future feature uniformly.
+
+These tests exercise:
+
+- the pure ``should_show_shared_rep_dialog`` decision (every branch); and
+- one end-to-end invocation through ``bpy.ops`` to pin the wiring between
+  the decision and ``invoke_props_dialog``."""
+
+import types
+
+import bpy
+import pytest
+
+from bonsai.bim.module.model.array import EnableEditingParametric
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.model
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def _require_real_bpy():
+    if not isinstance(bpy, types.ModuleType) or hasattr(bpy, "_mock_name"):
+        pytest.skip("requires real Blender (bpy is mocked or absent)")
+
+
+class TestShouldShowSharedRepDialog:
+    """Exhaustive truth table for the pre-edit-warning decision. Keeping this
+    pure (no bpy, no operator instance) means a future change to the dispatch
+    wiring can't silently flip a branch — the decision is independently pinned."""
+
+    decide = staticmethod(EnableEditingParametric.should_show_shared_rep_dialog)
+
+    def test_shared_rep_with_warning_enabled_shows_dialog(self):
+        assert self.decide(suppress=False, has_entity=True, sibling_count=3) is True
+
+    def test_unique_rep_skips_dialog(self):
+        assert self.decide(suppress=False, has_entity=True, sibling_count=0) is False
+
+    def test_session_suppress_overrides_shared_rep(self):
+        assert self.decide(suppress=True, has_entity=True, sibling_count=5) is False
+
+    def test_no_entity_skips_dialog_even_when_count_positive(self):
+        assert self.decide(suppress=False, has_entity=False, sibling_count=3) is False
+
+    def test_zero_siblings_skips_dialog_regardless_of_suppress(self):
+        assert self.decide(suppress=False, has_entity=True, sibling_count=0) is False
+        assert self.decide(suppress=True, has_entity=True, sibling_count=0) is False
+
+
+def test_dispatcher_falls_through_to_feature_enable_op_when_no_active_object():
+    """End-to-end smoke: with no active object the dispatcher short-circuits to
+    its ``execute`` body, which CANCELs on an empty ``feature_enable_op``."""
+    bpy.context.window_manager.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs.suppress_shared_rep_warning = False
+    try:
+        with bpy.context.temp_override(active_object=None):
+            result = bpy.ops.bim.enable_editing_parametric("INVOKE_DEFAULT", feature_enable_op="")
+    finally:
+        bpy.context.window_manager.BIMParametricEditDialogPrefs.suppress_shared_rep_warning = False
+    assert result == {"CANCELLED"}
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/bim/test_pen_dispatcher_forward_compat.py b/src/bonsai/test/bim/test_pen_dispatcher_forward_compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ebf78f239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/bim/test_pen_dispatcher_forward_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# Bonsai - OpenBIM Blender Add-on
+# Copyright (C) 2026
+#
+# This file is part of Bonsai.
+#
+# Bonsai is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Bonsai is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# This file was generated with the assistance of an AI coding tool.
+
+"""Forward-compat AST contract for the pen-icon dispatcher monopoly.
+
+Every parametric gizmo group's pen icon must bind to the universal
+``bim.enable_editing_parametric`` dispatcher rather than the feature's own
+enable operator. The dispatcher is the single chokepoint where pre-edit
+checks (shared-representation warning, future safety gates) run; a feature
+that binds directly bypasses every such check silently."""
+
+import ast
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.drawing
+
+
+BONSAI_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "bonsai"
+BIM_DIR = BONSAI_ROOT / "bim"
+DISPATCHER_IDNAME = "bim.enable_editing_parametric"
+
+
+def _iter_pen_gizmo_target_set_operator_calls(tree: ast.Module):
+    """Yield each ``ast.Call`` matching ``<receiver>.pen_gizmo.target_set_operator(...)``.
+    Receiver is any attribute access (``self.pen_gizmo``, ``group.pen_gizmo``, etc.)."""
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if not isinstance(node, ast.Call):
+            continue
+        func = node.func
+        if not isinstance(func, ast.Attribute) or func.attr != "target_set_operator":
+            continue
+        receiver = func.value
+        if not isinstance(receiver, ast.Attribute) or receiver.attr != "pen_gizmo":
+            continue
+        yield node
+
+
+def test_every_pen_gizmo_binding_routes_through_the_universal_dispatcher() -> None:
+    violations: list[str] = []
+    found_any = False
+    for path in BIM_DIR.rglob("*.py"):
+        try:
+            tree = ast.parse(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        except SyntaxError:
+            continue
+        for call in _iter_pen_gizmo_target_set_operator_calls(tree):
+            found_any = True
+            if not call.args:
+                violations.append(f"{path}:{call.lineno} pen_gizmo.target_set_operator() called with no args")
+                continue
+            first_arg = call.args[0]
+            if not isinstance(first_arg, ast.Constant) or not isinstance(first_arg.value, str):
+                violations.append(
+                    f"{path}:{call.lineno} pen_gizmo.target_set_operator() first arg is not a string literal"
+                )
+                continue
+            if first_arg.value != DISPATCHER_IDNAME:
+                violations.append(
+                    f"{path}:{call.lineno} pen_gizmo.target_set_operator({first_arg.value!r}) "
+                    f"bypasses the universal dispatcher"
+                )
+
+    assert found_any, (
+        "No pen_gizmo.target_set_operator(...) calls found anywhere under bim/. "
+        "Either the gizmo-binding pattern has been refactored away (this test "
+        "needs updating) or the search root is wrong."
+    )
+    assert not violations, (
+        "Pen-icon bindings must route through the universal dispatcher "
+        f"({DISPATCHER_IDNAME!r}) so the shared-representation warning and any "
+        "future pre-edit checks apply to every feature. Violations:\n  " + "\n  ".join(violations)
+    )
diff --git a/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_model.py b/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_model.py
index 6798515962..fd9e3dfad8 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_model.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/test/tool/test_model.py
@@ -934,3 +934,88 @@ class TestOffsetWall(NewFile):
         usage.DirectionSense = "NEGATIVE"
         subject.offset_wall(obj, "EXTERIOR")
         assert usage.OffsetFromReferenceLine == 100
+
+
+class TestGetSiblingOccurrenceCount(NewFile):
+    """The pen-icon dispatcher's pre-edit warning depends on this count: zero
+    means the edit is safe (unique geometry), non-zero means the edit will
+    silently mutate other instances sharing the same resolved body rep."""
+
+    def _make_body_subcontext(self, ifc: ifcopenshell.file) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
+        import ifcopenshell.api.context
+
+        ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcProject", name="Project")
+        parent = ifcopenshell.api.context.add_context(ifc, context_type="Model")
+        return ifcopenshell.api.context.add_context(
+            ifc,
+            context_type="Model",
+            context_identifier="Body",
+            target_view="MODEL_VIEW",
+            parent=parent,
+        )
+
+    def _create_wall_with_body_rep(
+        self,
+        ifc: ifcopenshell.file,
+        body_subcontext: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
+        name: str = "Wall",
+    ) -> ifcopenshell.entity_instance:
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcWall", name=name)
+        rep = ifc.createIfcShapeRepresentation(
+            ContextOfItems=body_subcontext,
+            RepresentationIdentifier="Body",
+            RepresentationType="SweptSolid",
+            Items=[ifc.createIfcExtrudedAreaSolid()],
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.geometry.assign_representation(ifc, product=wall, representation=rep)
+        return wall
+
+    def test_returns_zero_when_element_has_no_body_representation(self):
+        ifc = ifcopenshell.file()
+        tool.Ifc.set(ifc)
+        wall = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcWall")
+        assert subject.get_sibling_occurrence_count(wall) == 0
+
+    def test_returns_zero_when_element_has_unique_body_representation(self):
+        ifc = ifcopenshell.file()
+        tool.Ifc.set(ifc)
+        body = self._make_body_subcontext(ifc)
+        wall = self._create_wall_with_body_rep(ifc, body)
+        assert subject.get_sibling_occurrence_count(wall) == 0
+
+    def test_returns_sibling_count_excluding_self_and_type(self):
+        ifc = ifcopenshell.file()
+        tool.Ifc.set(ifc)
+        body = self._make_body_subcontext(ifc)
+        wall_type = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcWallType", name="WAL01")
+        type_rep = ifc.createIfcShapeRepresentation(
+            ContextOfItems=body,
+            RepresentationIdentifier="Body",
+            RepresentationType="SweptSolid",
+            Items=[ifc.createIfcExtrudedAreaSolid()],
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.geometry.assign_representation(ifc, product=wall_type, representation=type_rep)
+
+        occurrences = [ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcWall", name=f"Wall{i}") for i in range(3)]
+        ifcopenshell.api.type.assign_type(ifc, related_objects=occurrences, relating_type=wall_type)
+
+        assert subject.get_sibling_occurrence_count(occurrences[0]) == 2
+        assert subject.get_sibling_occurrence_count(occurrences[1]) == 2
+        assert subject.get_sibling_occurrence_count(occurrences[2]) == 2
+
+    def test_type_with_occurrences_reports_its_occurrence_count(self):
+        ifc = ifcopenshell.file()
+        tool.Ifc.set(ifc)
+        body = self._make_body_subcontext(ifc)
+        wall_type = ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcWallType", name="WAL01")
+        type_rep = ifc.createIfcShapeRepresentation(
+            ContextOfItems=body,
+            RepresentationIdentifier="Body",
+            RepresentationType="SweptSolid",
+            Items=[ifc.createIfcExtrudedAreaSolid()],
+        )
+        ifcopenshell.api.geometry.assign_representation(ifc, product=wall_type, representation=type_rep)
+        occurrences = [ifcopenshell.api.root.create_entity(ifc, ifc_class="IfcWall", name=f"Wall{i}") for i in range(2)]
+        ifcopenshell.api.type.assign_type(ifc, related_objects=occurrences, relating_type=wall_type)
+
+        assert subject.get_sibling_occurrence_count(wall_type) == 2